San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-11

nhn DhGTOW escape.
The state legislature, II not actually
puckerng, ia probably getting ready to
quicker as rapidly as the state OF the leg
islative puckering springs will az pres
ent pc rmit.
TnE presidents democratic record
grows more and more satisfactory. Those
twenty-three thousand hungry and
thirsty democrats put into the places
formerly held by republicans is true
democratic service. The only pity lie
that they will have to vsoate after 1888
and The whole trouble will be to go over
again. II is upon this record. Of q, 900
Office holders placed and displaced. that
Cleveland will go before the country In
1858.
In the eager earnestnes' Of Its spirit
to get through with the disagreeable
work OF this present municipal cam
paign, the Express skips day, and in
informs its readers that to morrow will
be Sunday; or was II ruse to have the
candidates advertise their wares in the
Sunday morning edition that led to the
editorial blunder. There is one more
day of sgony before the Express ere that
peaceful rest none can modest, the rest
Of holy day. comes to calm its troubled
spirit.
The old talk Of some Texas papers con.
corning Americas ability to whip Eng
land with one hand tied behind her
back. reminds the Houston Age that
Texas INDUCED in the same kind of talk
about the Yankees in the early war
days, but that the thing did not pan out
that way. The Age is a true blue dem
Ocrat Of the southern type, and can
afford to say such unpleasant things, IL
a northern journal said rs much, the en-
sanguined linen would raise state to
anger. All the same the Age speaks
words OF truth and sOberness.
The proposition to reduce salaries OF
public school teachers ia before the
school board OF New York City. No
more unwise move could be made. The
last expenditure Of all others to be cut
down should be educational salaries.
Dock your tailor, go short on your baker,
cut down your butcher bills, reduce
your milllner's bills and dressmaker's
accounts; touch any thing, every thing
else, but keep up your teachers salaries
and your newspaper subscription. 1t is
suicidal to weaken and reduce the power
that forms the mind and directs the in
telligence OF childhood; 1t is only little
less criminal TO starve the adult brains Of
a people.
In the great marstime state Of Della
ware you can land direct from over seas,
get an interpreter to go with you to the
clerk of the court and declare your in
tentions; you can then vote the demo-
cratic ticket next day and the country is
safe. But, Lord, love you if you should
be hungry and want some fish, you must
wait one full yer of 3G5 days, hours
and As minutes before you can bait your
hook and go out and catch shad. This is
one of the beauties, constituencies, pecu-
liarities and privileges OF republican
government that the etfete monarchies
of the old world and their minions have
never enjoyed. Shad discounts govern
ment here.
THE Pleasanton people are quite con.
cerned over San Antonio's municipal af-
fairs. rhe Monitor says-"Anthing to
beat Callaghan, is the deservedly pop
ular cry. He should be downed by all
means for divers good and lawful rea-
sons" The Monitor ia respectfully re-
minded that while San Antonio is al
ways ready to take n little set to on her
own account, she is little sensitive
about outsiders putting their fingers in
her domestic concerns. San Antonio
will engineer her own fights, but when
1t comes TO turning the hose on an cut
side enemy, all hands and the captain
stand by the city guns.
MINISTER PENDLEToN, American repre-
sentative at the German capital, having
returned to the simplicity OF American
life stated with the pomp and ceremony
OF Imperial society, does not desire to
return. He is understood to be a candi-
date for commissionership on the in
terstste commerce board. This mecca OF
democratic pilgrims is even now be-
sieged by vast army, camped without
the gates, waiting for the sounding Of
the trumpet on the walls to announce to
them upon whom of the five hundred ex-
pectant ones the lots have fallen. OF
our hundred waiting at the gate, one was
taken and ninety and nine were left
badly left-left out in the cold.
AMONG the excursionists in this city
yesterday, who paid their respects to
the LIGHT, was Hon. o. p. Presbrey, Of
Washington, ID. c., who is with the
Mexican contingent OF the excursloDists
Mr.. Presbrey ia the founder OF Public
Opinion, published simultaneously In
New York and Washington, and OF
which we will have more to say in q
future issue Of the LIGHT. Mr.. Presbrey
in common with all who favored this
office with their presence, seemed par.
ticularly pleased with the appearance Of
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